SB 1261 Summary

• Replaces oath requirements with attestation under penalty of perjury for lobbyist registration statements, expenditure reports, and related filings.

• Permits electronic filings of registration forms and reports without notarized signatures, with electronic submissions deemed filed under penalty of perjury.

• Updates monetary amounts from written-out form (e.g., "twenty-five dollars") to numeric form (e.g., "$25") throughout lobbyist registration and reporting sections.

• Clarifies that principals, public bodies, and lobbyists filing with no reportable expenditures may sign forms under penalty of perjury rather than requiring notarization.

• Maintains existing registration fees ($25 per principal and public body per registration period) and filing deadlines for biennial registration and quarterly expenditure reports.